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Granger Recreation Center
Garland, TX |
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The Granger Recreation Center was designed by Fisher-Jarvis and built in 1961 as the Granger Community Center. [map]
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TC Shaved Ice
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I believe the TC Shaved Ice building was built in 1960. The building was housing the Frame Factory in 1973. Does anyone know what was here originally? The building has housed El Taco Taco since 2020. [map]
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medical office
Garland, TX |
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This medical office building is directly behind the El Taco Taco building described above. It was also built in 1960 and their similar roofs makes me suspect that the two buildings were related. Perhaps the restaurant building was also a medical office originally. [map]
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Casa del Sol
Harlingen, TX |
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The Casa del Sol was built in 1961 as an event center for Bowie Park. It was designed by Alan Y. Taniguchi of the Taniguchi and Croft firm. The 120-foot-wide scalloped roof is made of thin shell concrete. For more, see this website. [map]
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rest area
Henrietta, TX |
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This rest area has three concrete canopy picnic tables. They were built around 1965. For more, see this website. [map]
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True Level Masonic Lodge
Houston, TX |
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This True Level Masonic Lodge was built in 1952. [map]
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Meadowcreek Village Park Basketball Court Pavilion
Houston, TX |
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The Meadowcreek Village Park Basketball Court Pavilion was designed by Raymond Brogniez and was built with wood in 1961. The structure was declared unsafe and demolished in 2015. It was replicated with steel in 2017. For more, see this website. [map]
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Miller Outdoor Theatre
Houston, TX |
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The Miller Outdoor Theatre was designed by Eugene Werlin and Associates and built in 1968. It is a free open-air theatre in Hermann Park. [map]
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